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- Date
- 1868 – 1955
- Material
- leather; paper; elastic; duct tape
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1161 a-h
- Description
- a. Faded black leather wallet with a diamond pattern pressed onto the exterior. The wallet has three main compartments, three smaller pockets, and one separate compartment. There is an elastic running through the middle of the inside of the wallet, as well as a second elastic on the back side of th…
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- Title
- Wallet
- Date
- 1868 – 1955
- Material
- leather; paper; elastic; duct tape
- Dimensions
- 11.3 x 17.5 x 2.8 cm
- Description
- a. Faded black leather wallet with a diamond pattern pressed onto the exterior. The wallet has three main compartments, three smaller pockets, and one separate compartment. There is an elastic running through the middle of the inside of the wallet, as well as a second elastic on the back side of the wallet. There is no proper mechanism to close the wallet. The inside is a light tan colour. Internal pocket closest to the back of the wallet is held together using green duct tape. There is a variety of stamp marks on the inside of the wallet - five of which say “ F. G. MORANT P.O. BOX 66 KAMLOOPS B.C.”, one of which has his Kamloops address on a flag waved by a young boy in a knight’s outfit, one of which says “F. G. MORANT Box 3332 R. R. I VICTORIA, B.C.”, one says “BROKERHURST” in calligraphy, one says “DILTON” in calligraphy, and one say “F. MORANT” in calligraphy, b. A coil of red ribbon wrapped around a piece of cream coloured paper with a small detached piece of the red ribbon tucked underneath. c. A coil of red ribbon wrapped around a white piece of paper. The red ribbon is pierced by a silver pin. d. A coil of light blue ribbon wrapped around a cream coloured piece of paper.e. One large piece of wavy red, white, and blue ribbon and seven small scraps of the same material. f. A short coil of green ribbon wrapped around a cream coloured piece of paper.g. A long coil of green ribbon wrapped around a cream coloured piece of paper.h. A selection of five scraps of ribbon: two light blue, two white, and one green.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1161 a-h
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Morant : [correspondence]. -- 1947-1975
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7659
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Friends of the Whytes from the early 1930's. Nick worked as a C.P.R. photographer. Oversize item from f.366. Letters added in 2018: M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 372-52 to M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 372-56
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 366 - 372
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 366 - 372
- Responsibility
- Responsibility: Nick & Willie Morant
- Physical Description
- 7 files of textual records : Includes 1 oversize item, newsclippings, annotated postcards
- Scope & Content
- Friends of the Whytes from the early 1930's. Nick worked as a C.P.R. photographer. Oversize item from f.366. Letters added in 2018: M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 372-52 to M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 372-56
- Subject Access
- Morant, Nick
- Morant, Willie
- Content Details
- Humorous certificate by Nick Morant(?), ca.1955. Held in oversize "H"
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Theatrical Prop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.02.0004
- Date
- 1945
- Material
- wood; rope
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.0004
- Description
- A wooden barrel with 4 lengths of rope wrapped around the top, middle, and bottom. Barrel open at top and closed at base. Wood painted medium brown on outside
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- Title
- Theatrical Prop
- Date
- 1945
- Material
- wood; rope
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 29.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden barrel with 4 lengths of rope wrapped around the top, middle, and bottom. Barrel open at top and closed at base. Wood painted medium brown on outside
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.0004
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; ink
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1182
- Description
- In the pocket of Willie Morant’s jacket at the time of cataloguing: a piece of paper with Willie’s handwritten notes on it. One side is written in script with a black felt pen “2 Rolled oats 1 milk 3 cream 1 Butter Veg fruit oranges Veg Meat”, viewer’s left, printed “NEWSPAPER GRACE” a line undern…
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- Title
- Paper Note
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; ink
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- In the pocket of Willie Morant’s jacket at the time of cataloguing: a piece of paper with Willie’s handwritten notes on it. One side is written in script with a black felt pen “2 Rolled oats 1 milk 3 cream 1 Butter Veg fruit oranges Veg Meat”, viewer’s left, printed “NEWSPAPER GRACE” a line underneath and then “CARD FOR ERLING”. On the opposite side written in script in blue ball point pen “Bread at Pop’s, Grace and Gladys slene (sic) cody”. There are scribbles over the writing.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1182
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Decorative Wall Hanging
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1049
- Date
- 1910 – 1986
- Material
- wool, fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1049
- Description
- Handmade wall hanging made by Willie Morant. Features two sailboats with white sails and red flags heading into a bay. There are three trees in the background and one in the foreground. The principle colours used for the landscape are light blue, light green, dark green, and grey.
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- Title
- Decorative Wall Hanging
- Date
- 1910 – 1986
- Material
- wool, fabric
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade wall hanging made by Willie Morant. Features two sailboats with white sails and red flags heading into a bay. There are three trees in the background and one in the foreground. The principle colours used for the landscape are light blue, light green, dark green, and grey.
- Subject
- Willie Morant
- Canadian
- Nicholas Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1049
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- Date
- 1936 – 1986
- Material
- fabric; thread
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1172 a-e
- Description
- a. Hand stitched, square pot warmer. White fabric with a green trim and blue thread. The top part of the container has a metal snap on it that can be fastened to shorten the top piece. b. Hand stitched pot warmer. Flat and rectangular in shape All white fabric and white thread used. c. Hand stitche…
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- Title
- Pot Warmer
- Date
- 1936 – 1986
- Material
- fabric; thread
- Dimensions
- a. 16.5 b. 34.0 c. 6.3. d. 11.5 e. 32.5 x a. 14.5 b. 14.5 c. 15.5 d. n/a e. 28.5 x a. 14.5. b. 0.5 c. 2.0. d. n/a e. 5.8 cm
- Description
- a. Hand stitched, square pot warmer. White fabric with a green trim and blue thread. The top part of the container has a metal snap on it that can be fastened to shorten the top piece. b. Hand stitched pot warmer. Flat and rectangular in shape All white fabric and white thread used. c. Hand stitched, rectangular pot warmer with a pocket to put things inside. Fabric and stitching is all whited. Hand stitched, cylindrical pot warmer. White thread and white fabric used for the base and sides, and blue thread and green fabric used for the trim around the top. e. Hand stitched rectangular pot warmer with interior pocket. White fabric and thread used for body, and green fabric and blue thread used for trim.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- Willie Morant
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1172 a-e
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Silver streak
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24982
- Medium
- Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
- Published Date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
- Call Number
- 06.3 Si3 DVD
1 website
- Responsibility
- Arthur Hiller (director)
- Colin Higgins (writer)
- Gene Wilder (actor)
- Richard Pryor (actor)
- Jill Clayburgh (actor)
- Publisher
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
- Published Date
- 2004
- Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color
- Subjects
- Films
- Film making
- Railways
- Morant, Nicholas
- Abstract
- In this wild comedy adventure, rail passenger George Caldwell (Gene Wilder) finds that a romantic escapade with a sultry secretary (Jill Clayburgh) puts him in the middle of a Hitchcockian murder plot. Leaping on and off the train, in and out of roomettes, bars, and dining cars, George teams up with an amiable small-time crook (Richard Pryor) to defy the murder's henchmen, FBI agents and a host of other outrageous characters (from back of DVD)
- Notes
- Still photography by Nicholas Morant
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1976
- Accession Number
- P2019-31
- Call Number
- 06.3 Si3 DVD
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Silver Streak on IMDb
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- McCowan, Dan
- Call Number
- 04.2 M13s
- Author
- McCowan, Dan
- Physical Description
- p.85-90
- Subjects
- Bears, Grizzly
- Hasler, Christian
- Morant, Nick
- Notes
- From Canadian Alpine Journal, 1939
- Call Number
- 04.2 M13s
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Elmer Jamieson interview
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15204
- Date Range
- 1968
- Reference Code
- S1 / 22
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Reference Code
- S1 / 22
- Responsibility
- Interviewer: Sue (Corless) Davies
- Date Range
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Subject Access
- Bears, Grizzly
- Canadian Pacific Railway - Mountain guides
- Hasler, Christian
- Morant, Nick
- Simpson, Jimmy
- Wapta Lake area
- Finding Aid
- Recording summary and reference cassette available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
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La Casse, Ules and Annie interview
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15229
- Date Range
- 1970
- Reference Code
- S1 / 51
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Reference Code
- S1 / 51
- Responsibility
- Interviewer: Sue (Coreless) Davies
- Interviewer: Elizabeth Rummel
- Date Range
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Subject Access
- Brewster Trading Co. Ltd.
- Curling - Banff
- Mather, Bill
- Mather's Skating Rink
- Morant, Nick
- National parks and reserves - Wardens
- Talc and talc mines
- Warden cabins
- Finding Aid
- Recording summary and reference cassette available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
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